Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in Posted September 4, 2023 Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficien…
India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US Posted August 24, 2023 Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggerin…
Donated synthetic 2nd hand clothes creating environmental hazard for Kenyans Posted August 23, 2023 Environmental campaigners are demanding action to tackle the mountains of low-grade second-hand clothes in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The groups say most of t…
Undue influence? Anonymous donations to World Health Organization’s new foundation raise concerns Posted August 17, 2023 Nearly 40% of the money raised by the WHO Foundation in its first two years came from anonymous sources, worrying some that donors may be trying to influence the …
Phoenix officials ask judge for more time in clearing downtown camp of homeless people Posted August 13, 2023 Phoenix city officials said they have been slowly and steadily clearing hundreds of people from a downtown encampment of homeless people called “The Zone,” and they asked a judge …
Urban farming sprouts in impoverished Nairobi neighborhood Posted August 2, 2023 Kenya is facing food production and food security challenges due to population growth, land use and a changing climate. So in the congested capital Nairobi, residents of its Kiber…
Turkmenistan opens elaborate ‘smart city’ development Posted July 28, 2023 The president of Turkmenistan officially inaugurated a vast, multibillion-dollar development hailed as the country's first “smart city” and named…
High-speed internet is a necessity, President Biden says, pledging all US will have access by 2030 Posted July 24, 2023 President Joe Biden said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 usi…
New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion Posted July 23, 2023 New York has received a critical federal approval for its first-in-the-nation plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, part of an effort to redu…
Mexico sets new work-from-home rules, including that employers pay internet Posted July 6, 2023 Mexico’s Labor Department issued new rules requiring employers to pay for internet and provide ergonomic chairs for employees working from home. The new rules …